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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2005

PTC Calls Time Warner's ‘Family Tier' a "Very Bad Joke"

LOS ANGELES (December 15, 2005) - Today, Parents Television Council President L. Brent Bozell blasted Time Warner's family tier as "a very bad joke."

"It is perfectly obvious Time Warner is deliberately offering a product designed to fail. Any family wanting family programming and which would subscribe to Time Warner's ‘family tier' would not be allowed to watch:

History Channel   QVC
Turner Classic Movies Home Shopping Network
TVLand Biography Channel
Animal Planet The Learning Channel
Hallmark Channel Game Show Network
ESPN       MSNBC
ESPN2      Fox News Channel
ESPN Classics  CNBC
Outdoor Life WORD Network
Golf Network  Eternal Word Television Network
Speed Network Trinity Broadcasting Network
Travel Channel Inspiration Network
CMT    Sprout
GAC  

"The average family would find most programming on these networks to be appropriate for family viewing. But not Time Warner. According to Time Warner, no family should want to watch sports. According to Time Warner, no family should want to receive any news channel other than Time Warner's CNN. According to Time Warner, classic movies are not appropriate for families. And neither is religious programming.

"Time Warner's ‘family tier' proposal proves beyond a doubt that it is families, not the industry, that should decide what is appropriate family programming. Cable choice remains the only serious idea.

"This is a very bad joke. I bet you couldn't find five employees of Time Warner who would subscribe to this foolishness for their own families.

"Time Warner and anyone involved who thought an industry ‘family tier' solution was viable should be thoroughly embarrassed."

To speak with a representative from the Parents Television Council, please contact Kelly Oliver at (703) 683-5004, ext. 140.

The Parents Television Council was founded in 1995 to ensure that children are not constantly assaulted by sex, violence and profanity on television and in other media. This national grassroots organization has over one million members across the United States, and works with television producers, broadcasters, networks and sponsors in an effort to stem the flow of harmful and negative messages targeted to children. The PTC also works with elected and appointed government officials to enforce broadcast decency standards. Most importantly, the PTC produces critical research and publications documenting the dramatic increase in sex, violence and profanity in entertainment. This information is provided free of charge so parents can make informed viewing choices for their own families.

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